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A large collection of material from the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley. Various cities: Various publishers, 1960s. $2000
A collection of 41 items related to the Free Speech Movement (FSM) at UC Berkeley, one of the defining events of the burgeoning New Left. In the fall of 1964, the Berkeley administration sought to forestall the growth of campus activism, especially related to the civil rights movement. Students and some faculty members challenged this affront to free speech and academic freedom by staging a series of protests - most famously at Sproul Hall in December, 1964 - using tactics from the civil rights movement, a first on college campuses. In early 1965 the university acquiesced to some of the movement’s demands and a new national movement of campus activism was born.
The collection consists of a range of material, although a majority of the items consist of hastily produced mimeographed flyers, newsletters, songbooks, and other documents published while events were unfolding. There are also sympathetic accounts from various leftwing groups, an issue of the conservative student journal Man and State analyzing the FSM, and even ancillary material such as a complete run of the free speech magazine Spider, of which seven issues were published during 1965. The magazine was banned from UC Berkeley’s campus after the second issue, which included the controversial article, “To Kill a Fuckingword.” Although by no means comprehensive, this substantial collection documents one of the more momentous events of the 1960s and reflects the increasing nexus between the civil rights movement, campus activism, and civil liberties. We are happy to supply the full catalogued inventory upon request.(12226) #freespeech
A collection of 41 items related to the Free Speech Movement (FSM) at UC Berkeley, one of the defining events of the burgeoning New Left. In the fall of 1964, the Berkeley administration sought to forestall the growth of campus activism, especially related to the civil rights movement. Students and some faculty members challenged this affront to free speech and academic freedom by staging a series of protests - most famously at Sproul Hall in December, 1964 - using tactics from the civil rights movement, a first on college campuses. In early 1965 the university acquiesced to some of the movement’s demands and a new national movement of campus activism was born.
The collection consists of a range of material, although a majority of the items consist of hastily produced mimeographed flyers, newsletters, songbooks, and other documents published while events were unfolding. There are also sympathetic accounts from various leftwing groups, an issue of the conservative student journal Man and State analyzing the FSM, and even ancillary material such as a complete run of the free speech magazine Spider, of which seven issues were published during 1965. The magazine was banned from UC Berkeley’s campus after the second issue, which included the controversial article, “To Kill a Fuckingword.” Although by no means comprehensive, this substantial collection documents one of the more momentous events of the 1960s and reflects the increasing nexus between the civil rights movement, campus activism, and civil liberties. We are happy to supply the full catalogued inventory upon request.(12226) #freespeech